The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-08-18
CANTON OULLINGs.
Condensed Local News Picked up by the
Democrat Reporters.

Democrat Reporters.
The Minerva Disciple Sunday school
will hold basket picnic at Meyers
Lake, on Thursday, August 18th.
Alliance Leader: Geo. sharer. and
Messrs. BauhOf, Erdman and Shaffer, of
Canton, were in town yesterday on Ma
sonic lodge matters.
A little boy, named Loutzsnhelser,
had his arm broken on Thursday by be-
ing thrown over the yard fence, at 124
East North street, by a boy named Yant.
The gts we'll is now about 5000 feet
deep and prospects for gas are fully as
good ss they we're at ten feet The COM
nany should slant their drill off towards
Flndlay.
Progress on the new Odd Fellows
Temple on the corner of South Poplar
and Seventh streets Is being pushed
rapidly. The building Is nearly ready
for roofing.
The Minerva News says: "Miss 0zel
ma Morrow was In Canton, Monday, the
gnest Of her brother, X. W. Morrow. y 4
Mrs. A. c. UAkefer has been the guest Of
friends Ia Canton for the past two
weeks"
The Pleasant Valley correspondent Of
the Navarro Independent says: Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis and daughter, Of Canton, are
visiting at the residence Of D. Hslman,
Mrs. John Hudson and Ellen Sny-
der, Of Canton, we're visiting at David
Yutzey's last Thursday.
Rev. Chauncey N. Pond, superinten.
dent of the American and the Ohio Sun
day School Unions, Is in the city In the
interests Of those organizations. Dur
Ing the last reported twelve months
they have organized 1880 Sunday
Schools in destitute places.
John Hug, of Canton, visited his many
Navarro friends over Sunday. John was
Tor many years a Navarro boy and one
Of the leading members of our band; fol
the past ten years he has been working
In the plow shops at Canton, and is now
holding the enViable position Of fore
man In the princess" plOw works. We
are always glad to hear of Navarro boys
coming to the frOnt.-[Navarrs Iade
pendent.
MAynesburg Enterprise: "We ac
knowledge very pleasant call from
Rev. ]. B. Rust of Canton, last week
4 X II Mrs. Keefawer and family, of Can
on, are spending few days with par
'nts here. Miss Lucy Mays re
turned from Canton, yesterday, whert
she has been visiting for few days.
Mrs. Charles Talbot, of Canton, haI
been visiting her sister, Miss Mar!
2haffer, for the past few days"
Qlite a number Of people spoke of 6
brilliant shooting etar seen In tn
4 leaVens last night. This was all mis-
ahe. The light was reflection Of tn
De8ming smiles on Mr.. L. +. Schmidt
face after he had heard the news that
title boy-Ferdinand by Rame-hRu
mt In an appearance at his home. MI
Sohmidt, who Is a clerk at Bast's, wa
running around at 4 o'clock In tn
uorning, trying to borrow the cit
scales TO weigh the boy on. he feels
large that his vest cannot be buttonet
Carroll Chronicle: Miss Ida z rhe Q
Canton lie visiting her friends.
Or. A. Prescott of Canton has about cor
clu6ed to locate In CarrOlltOn to praotic
Homeopathy. He thinks that with fiV
HOmeO. physicians In Canton and non
In Carroll county he can better the siI
uatiOn. NJ. Carl, manager {
the Canton Electric Supply and Mfl
Co., was In town this week putting /
burglar alarms for j. P. Cummings, ,
". Helfrich, l. q. Taylor and Othe
citizens.
Mr.. J. A. Bour has returned from
ten days trip among the New York In
Dorters Of foe pottery and quesnswar,
and the famous Trenton potteries. Th
triD was made in company with hi
brother Ray. who is an expert in thu
line. Mr.. Ray BOur and bride wi
return on Monday, at which time 1t
expected part of the stock will arTiv
The title OF the firm will be B0ur BrOl
aud they will open their stock at No.
East Tuscsrawas street, formerly Oco1
pied by Messrs. Elssss & B0ur. Th
room has been refitted and rearrRnge
with q handsome new front Of pla
glass windows the interior arrange
; with shelving and cases Of handson
aud unique design, which will be tillt
with elegant designs Of handsome
glassware, porcelain and queenswar
and articles of ornament.